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Bonewit #15
Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory - Ayana Robinson
Question | Answer |
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Automated method | A method of labrotory in which the series of steps in the test method is perfomred with an automated analyzer. |
Fasting | Abstaining from food or fluids (except water) for a specified amount of time before the collection of a specimen. |
Homeostasis | The state in which the body systems are functioning noramlly, and the internal environment of the body is equilibrium; the body is in a healthy state. |
In vivo | Occuring in the living bpdy or organism. |
Laboratory test | The clinical analysis and study of materials, fluids, or tissues obtained from patients to assist in dianosis and treatment of disease. |
Manual method | A method of labrotory testing in which the series of steps in the test method is performed by hand. |
Plasma | The liquid part of the blood, consisting of a clear, yellowish fluid that comprises approximately 55% of the total blood volume. |
Profile | Numerous laboratory test provididng related or complenmentary information used to determine the health status of a patient. |
Quality controll | The application of methods to insure that test results are reliable andvalid and that errors are detected and eliminated. |
Rotuine test | A laboratory test performed routinely on apparently healthy patients to assist the early detection of disease. |
Serum | The clear, straw colored part of the blood (plasma) that remains after the solid elements and the clotting factor fibrinogen have been separated out of it. |
Specimen | A small sample of something taken to show the nature of the whole. |
Analyte | A substance that is being identified or measured in a labrotory report. |
Calibration | A mechanism to check the percision & accuracy of a test system, such as an automated analyzer, to determine if the system is providing accurate results; typically performed using a device call a standard. |
Clincal diagnosis | A tentative diagnosis of a patient's condition obtained through evaluation of the health history & the PE, without the benefit of laboratory or diagnostic tests. |
Control | A solution that is used to monitor a test system to ensure the reliability & accuracy of test results. |
Nonwaived test | A complex lab test that does not meet the CLIA criteria for waiver & is subjected to the CLIA regulations |
Product insert | A printed document supplied by the manufacturer with a laboratory test product that contains information on the proper storage & use of the product. |
Qualitative test | A test that indicates wherther or not a substance is present in the specimen being tested & also provides an approxmiate indicatioion of the amount of the substance. |
Quantitave test | A test that indicates the exact amount of a chemical substance that is present in the body, with the results being reported in measurable units. |
Reagent | A substance that produces a reaction with a patient specimen that allows detection of measurement of the substance by the test system. |
Reference range | A certain established & acceptable parameter or reference range within wich the laboratory test results of a healthy individual are expected to fall (aka reference value and reference interval) |
Test system | A setup that includes all of the test compenents required to perform a laboratory test such as testing devices, controls & testing reagents. |
Waived test | Alaboratory test that meet the CLIA criteria for being a simple prcedure that is easy to perform & has a low risk of erroneous test results; these have been FDAapproved for home use. |